Philippine cinema in books The University of Santo Tomas Publishing House published the two book volumes of Lee— Ang Daigdig ng mga Api: Remembering a Lost Film and Riding the Waves: 15 Years of Cinemalaya. Six books by icons and experts on Philippine cinema have been launched at the 18th...
Delikado by Karl Malakunas, and We Don’t Dance For Nothing by Stefanos Tai are the documentary films chosen to close the 18th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. The films screened at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater) on Aug. 13, at 3:30 p.m., and 7 p.m.,...
Peewee and Jerry O’Hara star in this competition entry to the 18th Cinemalaya edition What goes on after retirement? Such is the premise of husband-and-wife tandem Milo Alto Paz and Cynthia Cruz-Paz in their Cinemalaya entry, Retirada . Milo and Cynthia Paz “We witnessed how some of our close...
A screenplay on the return of the Philippine independent film festival By Poch Eulalia RIVER OF TEARS Motorists struggle to pass knee-deep flood following a heavy downpour at the service road of Roxas Boulevard, Friday night (Ali Vicoy) FADE FROM BLACK EXTERIOR. CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES...
Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan gets ready for her Cinemalaya debut Cinemalaya is now a debutante! Its 18th edition is slated from Aug. 5 to 14 at cinemas and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. We take a look at one of the newest female filmmakers in the lineup, Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan...
With the gradual return to the new normal, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Cinemalaya Foundation Inc. are enthusiastic about the IRL (in-real-life) screenings of full length and short feature films in competition this year. For its 18 th edition, Cinemalaya returns with on-site...
Starting the year with short feature films The Cinemalaya logo put on view at the CCP Yes, it’s that time of the year again. The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2022 is now open for submissions for its Short Film Category. The Short Film Category is open to Filipino filmmakers...
Myra Aquino's "Beauty Queen" is the Best Short in this year’s edition of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. The biopic is set in the Philippines during World War II, where a Kapampangan woman, Remedios Gomez-Paraiso aka Kumander Liwayway struggles to find herself after losing...
Let’s bring back the gems of 2020 Missed last year’s award-winning entries? Now’s your chance to relive the experience as the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival features them once again. Films from the ‘Retrospective’ section This section features six short films, namely...
Perfect for your work breaks Aside from the four full-length films curated for the “Indie Nation” section of this year’s festival, Cinemalaya also features a handful of short films that are divided into three programs. ‘Regta’ by Gab Gantala Program A consists of films such as the short...
Thanks to celebrated filmmaker and documentarist Dr. Clodualdo Del Mundo’s curation Filipinos make the best documentaries. Pinoy-made documentaries are some of the most substantial, informative, and well-made programs in Philippine cinema and television. This has become more apparent now amid the...
Let’s relive the past A couple of films (“ Langis at Tubig ” and “ Karma ”) starring Vilma Santos and directed by the late Danny Zialcita have been remastered, restored, and are now ready to be shown to the public again. Whether you're a Vilmanian or not, you can catch these two films...
